Shade or canopy supporting bracket.



PATENTED APR. 24, 1906.

W. H. BURDEN.

SHADE 0R CANOPY SUPPORTING BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SHADE OR CANOPY SUPPORTING BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 24, 1906.

Application filed September 30, 1905. Serial No. 280,840.

To (all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BURDEN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shade orCanopy Supporting Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in brackets for adj ustably attaching shades or canopies to baby-carriages and go-carts, the object of the invention being to provide a bracket of this character which is simple of construction, applicable to either of those types of vehicles, and adapted to support the shade firmly and securely in adjusted position.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the bracket that it may be employed as a hanger from which a shoppingbag or other similar parcel-holder may be suspended.

\Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a baby-carriage, showing the application of the invention thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical sec-- tion through the back of the carriage and the bracket. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the bracket detached. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the rear plate of the bracket, showing a modified mode of connecting the bracket-arm thereto.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the body of a baby-carriage, and 2 the back thereof.

The bracket comprises front and rear plates 3 and 4, preferably of a rectangular form, but which may be of any suitable form and material. These plates are arranged to bear, respectively, against the front and rear surfaces of the vehicle-back and are provided at their corner portions with openings for the passage of screw-bolts 5, which also extend through the back 2 and carry nuts 6, whereby the plates maybe firmly clamped in position. This construction renders the bracket available for application to any of the ordinary types of baby-carriages or gocarts.

The outer or rear plate 4 supports a bracket-arm 7, which is provided at its inner end with an eye 8 and at its outer end with a head or enlargement 10, formed with a vertical passage 11, intersected by a screwthreaded aperture 12, extending transversely through the rear portion of the head, said aperture 12 being adapted to receive a winged clamping-screw 13. The eye 8 is adapted to fit between two apertured cars 14, formed upon the plate 4, and is pivotally connected thereto by a screw-bolt 15, provided at its lower end with a clampingnut 16. Instead of being pivotally connected with the plate 4 the bracketarm 7 may be rigidly attached to the plate, as indicated at S in Fig. 4.

The socket or passage 11 is adapted to receive the supporting arm or rod 17 of a suitable shade or canopy which is vertically adustable therein and adapted to be clamped in adjusted position by the set-screw 13. The pivotal connection between the bracketarm and plate 4 permits the shade to be adjusted laterally and clamped in such adjusted position by the sctscrew 16, as will be readily understood. By this means the shade may be more effectually adjusted to adapt it to shield the eyes and face of the occupant of the carriage.

The bracket-arm 7 is so constructed as to adapt it to be used as a hanger or support from which a reticule, shopping-bag, or other similar container or parcel-holder may be suspended. To this end the body portion 18 of said arm is made ofsufhcientlength for the purpose and is preferably reduced to receive and hold the handles of the receptacle be tween the eye 8 and head 10 and prevent the same from shifting longitudinally thereon. In order to apply the bag or parcel-holder, the clamping-screw 13 is relaxed, the rod 17 removed from the passage11, and handles of the bag slipped over the head 10 and upon the reduced portion 18 and the rod 17 then reapplied and clamped by the set-screw 13. The rod 17 will thereupon act as a guard or stop to retain the bag in position and prevent its loss. By this means a shopping-bag or other similar article may be conveniently carried, leaving both hands of the lady or attendant free to manipulate the carriage and handle her dress. In addition to this convenience liability of theft of the bag is reduced, as the time necessary to remove the rod 17 to enable the bag to be detached from the bracket-arm would deter an unauthorized person from attempting to remove the bag.

It will of course be understood that the parts of the bracket may be made of any suitthe vehicle, a clamping-arm connected with able material and ornamented as desired and that the outer clamping-plate may serve as an escutcheon-plate on which the name of the owner or occupant of the carriage may be engraved or applied in any preferred manner.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A shade-supporting bracket for babycarriages and go-carts comprising inner and outer clamping-plates, means for attaching the same to the body of the vehicle, and a bracket-arm carried by the outer clamping plate and provided with means for securing the supporting member of the shade thereto.

'2. A shade-supporting bracket for babycarriages and go-carts comprising inner and outer clamping-plates, means for connecting the same to the body of the vehicle, and a bracket-arm pivotally connected to the outer plate and provided with means for securing the supporting member of the shade thereto.

3. A shade-supporting bracket for babycarriages and go-carts comprising a body portion adapted to be secured to the body of said body portion and provided with a head and clamping device for securing the supporting member of the shade thereto, the part of the arm between the body portion of the bracket and head being constructed to serve as a support for a parcel-holder.

4. A shade-supporting bracket for babycarr-iages and go-carts comprising inner and outer clamping-plates, means for securing the same to the body of the vehicle, a bracketarm connected at one end with the outer plate and provided at its outer end with a head having a vertical passage, the portion of I In testimony whereof I 'afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIANI H. BURDEN.

I/Vitnesses:

CHARLES P. ONEIL, PETER J. MONAGHAN. 

